Old Spalding Ram

Here’s an insightful tactical appraisal of the first 45 minutes pinched from the Charlton forum! 👍😁 “Their brand of shyte is marginally more creative than our brand of shyte. Utter shyte nonetheless. This league is just, well, utter shyte.”

Hopefully.🐏👍 Wildsmith Nyambe Nelson Bradley Cashin Smith Adams Wilson. Bird. NML Gayle

Wildsmith Nyambe Nelson Cashin Elder Adams. Hourihane Mendez-Laing Bird. Blackett-Taylor Gayle

An absolute thing of beauty. 😍 Around here you ask for a pea mix and they look at ya gone out!

“pick that one out of the net Mark Crossley” I always enjoyed Richards impartiality during commentaries! 👍😁 ……………..welcome back Ed

Apparently it was Blackburns Harry Leonard who was all lined up on transfer day to boost our forward options along with Collins. Anyway, pinched yesterday from elsewhere. Harry Leonard has missed the last two matches through injury which was described as a 'knock' by Eustace at the weekend. However, the striker took to Instagram to suggest he would be out for an extended period of time. He wrote: "Gutted to hear I'm going to be out for a while. I'll do everything to come back stronger." Eustace revealed that the young striker has suffered back injury but he's hopeful it won't be too serious. Leonard is still set for a number of weeks on the sidelines, though. ……….funny old game football.👍🐏

Saturday match, my house at 10.45, bus to Spalding, 11.23 to Derby ( change at P/boro & Leicester) arriving at Derby 13.27. ….17.50 from Derby to Spalding (change at Nottingham & Sleaford) arriving at 20.27 and all for just £33, then home for a chippy supper at 9 o’clock. Midweek, no chance……….A16/A52 👍😁 A Football Supporters Association poll morphing into a political point scoring thread. ………………Who’d a thought it.

Expecting around 13,000 home fans. 👍🐏

Posted my expected starting line up for Saturday earlier on today, then realised that we’d have an outfield bench of Ward, Wilson, Sibley, Hourihane, Blacket-Taylor and Gayle. We’re never going to have a better chance over the next 13 games of getting out of this dire league! 👍🐏

Reckon we’ll set up for a massive 0-0 boring draw……and I’d be happy with that. I’ve completely given up on let’s play thro midfield, wing backs bombing on, three up front and using a couple of out and out wingers. We’re now at the Buisness end of the season, blood, sweat and taking one for the team is what it’s all about…..and a swarm of subs around the 70 minute mark! Wildsmith Nyambe Bradley Nelson Cashin Elder Adams Smith Bird NML Barkhuizen

Chadd Park Hotel?……..went all upmarket as the Beau Brummell. 😁 As for shoes……………………..Skechers for me as well.

Pinched from the Stevenage forum……..sure was a big day out for em! 👍 It is actually seventh (I missed the FAT final against York when posting from the car - that was 47 more than today). Second largest league attendance. Trophy final vs Kiddy = 53,262. Newcastle FA Cup = 36,705. Spurs FA Cup = 35,757. Villa FA Cup = 32,343. Sheff Utd (normal league game in first season) = 30,043. FA Trophy final vs York = 27,102. Today = 27,055.

I still think that if it’s three at the back then Wilson & Sibley have to be the wing backs. I still think that if it’s a back four then Nyambe, Nelson, Cashin & Elder start. I still think that if you include Blackett-Taylor then you have to play a front three. I still think that it should be a midfield three of Adams Smith & Bird at Barnsley. I still think that while we’re winning………………….sod it! 👍😁

Oh I don’t know……..reckon it’s got a bit of a way to go yet! 👍😁

Yeh but, come on, they had two not given against Reading! 😂

Steve Evans interview, penalty, penalty, penalty, referee, penalty ……. then quite complimentary about the build up to the goal, the finish, the crowd Paul Warne and the club.

Paul Raynor? ………….played against him when he was at Forest, puce faced, love it! 👍🐏

Dwight Gayle League appearances 2023/24 season 0 goals in 10 games 2022/23 season 3 goals in 35 games 2021/22 season 0 goals in 8 games. 2020/21 season 1 goal in 18 games. 2019/20 season 4 goals in 20 games. Five years, 8 goals, 91 games. Personally I’d probably prefer the “melt from the national league” 👍🐏

Charles Breakspear was in action last night at Newport. In his previous 8 matches he’d dished out an amazing 53 yellow, and 5 red cards. Last night at Newport v Notts County nothing, zilch, zero! Thinks someone may have had a word about all the bloody paperwork!

RAMSTV 1Wildsmith 8 2Wilson 6.5 35Nelson 8 6Cashin 8 23Ward 6 20Elder 8 8Bird 8 32Adams 9…knocked off a point for the booking, added 3 points for his fist pump reaction after blocking that goal bound shot! 😁 17Sibley 6 4Hourihane 7 12Smith 6 11Méndez-Laing 7.5 5Bradley 7 9Collins 6 27Blackett-Taylor 5 7Barkhuizen 7

It is by this grizzled “old school” defender! 😁 Nyambe, Nelson, Cashin & Elder are the strongest back four in this League and can get us promoted out of this division. ……………..…just a few words about Elder, really begining to look the part, thought he was excellent last night.👍🐏

Pinched from the Exeter forum. I'm normally annoyed when we lose or get hammered but not today. Derby are a level above. They'll do really well next year in the championship. We just cannot compete. I assume players like Hourihane will be on more £ a week than our entire squad put together. .

Tonights attendance 7754 (1163 from Derby) ……….well done to one and all. 👍🐏

Exeter lined up with three at the back against Wigan. Sweeney, Diabate & Jules in a 6’1”, 6’2”, 6’3” formation! ……………..I do hope we’ve got a bloody good plan B. 👍🐏

Started against Cheltenham, subbed after an hour. Those stalwarts of the player ratings thread gave him a score ranging from 3 to 6 with a mode average of 4. Signed on the 22nd of January, now in his fourth week at the club. We spend time chasing and signing an out and out winger with a good reputation at this level throughout this league when playing in a front three, once signed we move to playing two up front. ……………no wonder the kid looks cheesed off.